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Raymond Yardy
Also filed as: YARDY RAYMOND
62 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,259 citations·filing 1979–2012
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66 records- 0198US4271334AApparatus for correcting for temperature-induced tracking errors in a system for recovering information from a recording discDISCOVISION ASS·Filed 1979·Granted Jun 2, 1981·75 cites·12 claims
- 0297US7039924B2System and method of providing and relocating a portable storage canister in an automated data storage libraryIBM·Filed 2003·Granted May 2, 2006·106 cites·4 claims
- 0396US6356803B1Automated data storage library distributed control systemIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 12, 2002·75 cites·30 claims
- 0496US4694447AOptical signal recorders employing two lasers and methods thereforIBM·Filed 1984·Granted Sep 15, 1987·63 cites·33 claims
- 0596US4495623ADigital data storage in video formatDISCOVISION ASS·Filed 1982·Granted Jan 22, 1985·113 cites·25 claims
- 0695US7843663B2Retaining gate for deep storage slot retention of storage cartridgesIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 30, 2010·21 cites·16 claims
- 0794US7477478B2Deep storage slot with a constant spring forceIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 13, 2009·18 cites·4 claims
- 0894US7200722B2Reducing inventory after media access in an automated data storage libraryIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 3, 2007·39 cites·30 claims
- 0993US7974040B2Pass-through mechanism for linear tape libraryIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 5, 2011·10 cites·20 claims
- 1093US7002772B2Gripper mechanism for tape cartridgesIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 21, 2006·39 cites·18 claims
- 1193US6512963B1Library system having empty cartridge storage cell coded label stripeIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 28, 2003·41 cites·8 claims
- 1293US5136569AOptical disk recorder for diverse media types and having a predetermined initialization or start-up procedureIBM·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 4, 1992·70 cites·13 claims
- 1392US7894157B2Variable spring-force mechanism for advancing tape media cartridges in a deep slot cellIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 22, 2011·13 cites·20 claims
- 1491US8139314B2Pass-through mechanism for linear tape libraryGREEN ANDREW STUART·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 20, 2012·11 cites·20 claims
- 1591US8009058B2Tracking location and usage of a mechanical sub assembly (MSA) within an automated storage library utilizing a unique identifier associated with location coordinates of the MSAIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 30, 2011·11 cites·17 claims
- 1691US6735704B1Autonomic control of power subsystems in a redundant power systemIBM·Filed 2000·Granted May 11, 2004·109 cites·24 claims
- 1791US6185165B1Positionable vision indicators for configuring logical librariesIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 6, 2001·63 cites·20 claims
- 1890US8265786B2Depth spreading placement of data storage cartridges in multi-cartridge deep slot cells of an automated data storage libraryJESIONOWSKI LEONARD GEORGE·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 11, 2012·11 cites·31 claims
- 1990US7505224B2Management of data cartridges in multiple-cartridge cells in an automated data storage libraryIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 17, 2009·12 cites·2 claims
- 2089US7347334B2Tape library storage system having a switching rack mechanismIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 25, 2008·11 cites·7 claims
- 2188US7839601B2Method and apparatus for easy spring replacement in a deep slot storage libraryIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·9 cites·4 claims
- 2286US8264791B2Pass-through mechanism for linear tape libraryGREEN ANDREW STUART·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 11, 2012·5 cites·20 claims
- 2386US7525756B2Accessor and rails for a data storage libraryIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 28, 2009·6 cites·1 claims
- 2485US8290612B2Breadth spreading placement of data storage cartridges in multi-cartridge deep slot cells of an automated data storage libraryJESIONOWSKI LEONARD GEORGE·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 16, 2012·5 cites·15 claims
- 2584US8135494B2Placement of data storage cartridges in single cartridge slots and in multi-cartridge deep slot cells of an automated data storage libraryJESIONOWSKI LEONARD GEORGE·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 13, 2012·6 cites·4 claims
- 2683US5638347ADisk cartridge storage systemIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 10, 1997·43 cites·13 claims
- 2781US8427774B2Pass-through mechanism for linear tape libraryGREEN ANDREW STUART·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 23, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 2880US6433329B1Optical position sensor with threshold updated dynamically by interpolation between minimum and maximum levels of output signalIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 13, 2002·24 cites·27 claims
- 2980US6205093B1Read only input system providing control information encoded in a bar code label for automated data storage libraryIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 20, 2001·35 cites·23 claims
- 3079US7630165B2Accessor and rails for a data storage libraryIBM·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 8, 2009·3 cites·2 claims
- 3179US6771457B2Toggle-protrusion lockout mechanism for cartridge libraryIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 3, 2004·15 cites·33 claims
- 3279US6549358B1Ehanced gripper for transporting cartridges in an information storage libraryIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·19 cites·35 claims
- 3379US6473706B1Self-configuring and self-calibrating automated systemIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 29, 2002·32 cites·31 claims
- 3479US6381517B1Method and apparatus to analyze accessor performanceIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 30, 2002·15 cites·26 claims
- 3577US8422164B2Pass-through mechanism for linear tape libraryGREEN ANDREW STUART·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 16, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 3677US8346386B2Breadth spreading placement of data storage cartridges in multi-cartridge deep slot cells of an automated data storage libraryIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 1, 2013·3 cites·10 claims
- 3776US8469653B2Cell engagement and retention carriageNAVE SHAWN MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 25, 2013·3 cites·4 claims
- 3876US7047106B2Storage cell mounting and alignment for cartridge system librariesIBM·Filed 2004·Granted May 16, 2006·12 cites·27 claims
- 3974US8179630B2Storage slot for portable data storage cartridgesNAVE SHAWN MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted May 15, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 4074US6658320B2Expedited calibration for multiple accessors in library of portable data storage mediaIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 2, 2003·9 cites·27 claims
- 4174US6445651B1Cartridge orientation insertion detection for mass storage systems including finger detections of recesses in the cartridgesIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 3, 2002·11 cites·6 claims
- 4273US7751141B2Management of data cartridges in multiple-cartridge cells in an automated data storage libraryIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 6, 2010·2 cites·13 claims
- 4371US7236326B2Mechanism for locking out improperly inserted cartridgeIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 26, 2007·8 cites·20 claims
- 4470US4563058AOptical signal recorder employing a transducer having an adjustable dichroic mirrorIBM·Filed 1984·Granted Jan 7, 1986·14 cites·17 claims
- 4569US8102617B2Method for transporting a tape cartridge within a tape library storage system utilizing a curved rack section and independently rotatable teethTHORN JEFFREY L·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 24, 2012·2 cites·4 claims
- 4667US4647155AMulti-laser optical signal recordersIBM·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 3, 1987·23 cites·10 claims
- 4765US8550763B2Cell engagement and retention carriageNAVE SHAWN MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·1 cites·15 claims
- 4863US2008218960A1Techniques for Safely Shipping Tape Drives While Mounted Inside a Frame of an Automated Tape LibraryNAVE SHAWN M·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4962US6920275B2Apparatus and method of blindly inserting, extracting, and manipulating connectors within an enclosureIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 19, 2005·8 cites·17 claims
- 5059US8422165B2Pass-through mechanism for linear tape libraryGREEN ANDREW STUART·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 16, 2013·0 cites·20 claims
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